Merkos Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Merkos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2121:52,2638,641
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Merkos Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merkos Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Merkos occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,058,336th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Merkos are found; 90 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 52,263. In Greece Merkos is mostly concentrated in: Western Greece, where 26 percent live, Thessaly, where 26 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 24 percent live. Besides Greece this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Merkos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merkos last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Merkos earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $35,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkous922/
Merkhous864/
Markos8370,443/
Morkos833,250/
Merkus831,281/
Myrkos83109/
Merkas83104/
Mirkos8399/
Mercos8317/
Merkoz8312/
Merkousse8010/
Mehrkhosh802/
Merkush77171/
Markkos77162/
Markosh7737/
Marckos7720/
Markoss7716/
Markhos7716/
Markoos7714/
Morkoss7713/
Merkuse777/
Markois776/
Merkaus773/
Mirkosh772/
Mierkus771/
Merkouz771/
Margkos771/
Merkash771/
Morckos771/
Morrkos771/
Mirkhosh71111/
Mehrkash7192/
Markkoos718/
Merkutse712/
Markhoss712/
Merkouch711/
Merkhush711/
Morkouss711/
Markosch711/
Marcos67187,284/
Morcos6715,869/
Morkoç675,664/
Markhouss671,145/
Mercas67574/
Markas67477/
Merkaš67447/
Mircos67264/
Merkač67186/
Mercus6799/
Markoç6794/
Morkas6785/
Markoz6785/
Mirkhoush6729/
Merkuš6727/
Mehrkhast6715/
Mirkus6712/
Merkaz6710/
Mirkas6710/
Merkazova679/
Morqos675/
Merkasova675/
Mirkoz675/
Merkuş675/
Merkuzova672/
Merkusova672/
Merqas672/
Markoś671/
Marqos671/
Merkuz671/
Mărkus671/
Myrkas671/
Merkusová671/
Mercox671/
Mehrkhash671/
Markoş671/
Merqoz671/
Mirkhouse670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merkos
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